Hello All, I am new to this site and I am so glad I have found it. It is motivating and there is an abundace of great info here, Thanks.
Anyway, I graduated May 13 and am scheduled to test on 25 July and the anxiety level is rising fast. I had to wait for a test date a little longer due to a disciplinary review for something from my past.
After graduating, I went to work in the Neuro ICU and I was required to complete 8 weeks worth of on-line critical care training. This was good but I am not so sure how benificial it would be for NCLEX testing. All it did was kind of burn me out. I took about 2 weeks off from the books and VIOLA!!! I less than 2 weeks to prepare. :selfbonk: AHHHH!!!
I took the Medspubs NCLEX review class and it seemed like it was very basic, now I am working with Lippencott's NCLEX made easy and that seems, well, easy.
Should I get Kaplin's or Mosby's to help supplement what I have?
I will be stealing a few hours when I can at work for the next three days to study but I will have 9 days total before the test to dedicate to test prep.
OK, sorry for the long intro now for the question; What can I do at this point to maximize my success potential with the time I have remaining?
I take my nclex in a day..and I am so worried. I didn't get a 65 in any of kaplan's Question Trainer. I keep getting and avg. of 60 and in the last question trainer, I got a 62. I am just wondering, if that is enough to pass the NCLEX. I am really worried and tempted to "cram" all day long tomorrow.
Any words of wisdom will help :)
I scored between a 47 and 57 on Kaplan's Question Trainers which frustrated me to no end. I passed the NCLEX with 75 questions. Our class was told that their "threshold" was a 60, but everywhere else I read it's a 65, so perhaps we were misinformed. Wouldn't be the first time.
Good luck and like BchBoy said - give your brain a break. ONLY study your weak points today and make it a light day. Quit by 1-2pm and do something mundane with the rest of your day.
Specializes in Community Health, Med-Surg, Home Health.
I think that everyone loses their minds as it gets closer to the date of the exam. Keep in mind that you are doing all that you can do to beat this demon, and go in with confidence. Make sure that you read each question carefully, and make sure that you are comfortable with your answer because you cannot go back. WHat I did was write down the questions on the slate they provided me, because I did find that some of the previous questions helped me with the other ones that came up. Also, with 'all that apply', what I did was write down the question with the first 4 choices (seeing less choices made it less overwhelming), then, imagining myself walking through the scenerio, then, crossing out the ones I would not choose, and working them through until I was finished with that question. Something must have gone right, because I was finished at the minimum and I passed. I am sure you will, too!
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I scored between a 47 and 57 on Kaplan's Question Trainers which frustrated me to no end. I passed the NCLEX with 75 questions. Our class was told that their "threshold" was a 60, but everywhere else I read it's a 65, so perhaps we were misinformed. Wouldn't be the first time.
Good luck and like BchBoy said - give your brain a break. ONLY study your weak points today and make it a light day. Quit by 1-2pm and do something mundane with the rest of your day.